Farm wagon frame

ABSTRACT

A farm wagon frame having a high strength to weight ration and including front and rear axle still assemblies interconnected by side rail members. The side rail members are formed in a specific manner to support wagon stakes in such a manner that they do not project beyond the sides of the vehicle and also to support the wagon floor supports in such a manner that the weight on the floor supports is not transmitted in shear to the axle sill assembly.

United States Patent Greiner et al.

[54] FARM WAGON FRAME [72] Inventors: James G. Greiner, Leola; John E.

Brelsford, Terre Hill, both of Pa.

7 [73] Assignee: Sperry Rand Corporation, New Holland, Pa.

[22] Filed: March 22, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 126,745

[52] US. Cl. ..280/106 T, 280/140 [51] Int. Cl. ..B62d 21/00 [58] Fieldof Search ..280/140, 143, 106, 106 T;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Richards ..280/ 106 T [451Nov. 28, 1972 2,743,940 5/1956 Bohlen ..280/l06 T Primary ExaminerPhilipGoodman Attorney-John C. Thompson, Joseph A. Brown and James J. KennedyABSTRACT A farm wagon frame having a high strength to weight ration andincluding front and rear axle still assemblies interconnected by siderail members. The side rail members are formed in a specific manner tosupport wagon stakes in such a manner that they do not project beyondthe sides of the vehicle and also to support the wagon floor supports insuch a manner that the weight on the floor supports is not transmittedin shear to the axle sill assembly.

10 Clains, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTEDHBVZB 1912 V A 3.704.028

SHEET 1 0F 2 INVENTOR. JAMES G. GRUNE'R JOHN E. BRELSFORD ATTORNEYP'ATENTEDuuvze I972 3.704.028

sum 2 [1F 2 JOHN LBRELSFDRD ATTORNEY JAMESG-G NER FARM WAGON FRAME FIELDOF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to agriculturalmachinery and more particularly to a farm wagon frame construction ofnovel design having an improved strength to weight ratio.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Most farm wagons of today consist of twoseparately marketed items, the running gear, and the farm wagon box orframe. As a result of this marketing practice virtually all farm wagonframes or boxes are designed so that they can be mounted on aconventional running gear. A conventional running gear consists of frontand rear axles (the rear axle may be tandem) interconnected with eachother by a generally tubular reach pole. Axle stakes are mounted on theupper surfaces of the axle and the farm wagon frame is secured in somemanner or other to the axle stakes. The most wisely used farm wagonconstruction of today employs two long sill members which extend betweenthe front and rear axles and upon which transversely extending membersare mounted for supporting the upper portion of the wagon. It is furthergenerally conventional to interconnect the ends of the transversemembers with longitudinally extending side rails upon which wagon stakesare bolted.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is a principal object of this invention toprovide a farm wagon frame having a higher strength to weight ratio thanprior art farm wagon frames.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a farm wagon frameconstruction in which the load imposed upon the floor of the farm wagonis transmitted to the axles without imposing any shearing forces uponthe frame construction.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a frame wagonconstruction in which the side rails of the frame provide a support forthe wagon stakes and which also acts as a rub bar to prevent unnecessarydamage to the wagon stakes should the wagon encounter an obstructionalong its side.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a farm wagon framewhich may be mounted on a conventional running gear or directly uponaxles which are not interconnected by a reach member, and which case theside rails will act as a draft transmitting member.

These and other objects and advantages of this invention will beapparent to those skilled in the art after a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings in which a preferred form of this invention isillustrated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of a farm wagonmounted upon a conventional running gear, this view, as well as theother views being drawn generally to scale.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the farm wagon shown in FIG. I mounted upon arunning gear, the wagon being illustrated without a floor.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the farm wagon shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a portion of the farm wagon frame, thisview being taken from the left front.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken generally along the lines 5-5 in FIG.2, this view being in enlarged scale.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the lines 66 in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the axle stakesare mounted on the side rails.

In the following description right-hand and left-hand reference isdetermined'by standing to the rear of the farm wagon frame and facingthe direction of travel.

Referring now to the drawings, a farm wagon frame, indicated generallyat 10, is shown mounted upon a conventional running gear, indicatedgenerally at 12. The running gear includes front and rear axles 14,16,respectively, which in turn carry front and rear wheels 18,20respectively at their outboard ends. To this end the front axle isprovided with vertically extending spindles 22 (FIG. 2) which carry stubaxles (not shown) at their lower ends to which the front wheels aresecured. The spindles 22 are interconnected with a forwardly extendingswingable tongue 24 in a conventional manner so that the front wheels 18may be turned as the tongue is turned. The rear wheels are rotatablymounted on stub axles 26 (FIG. 3) secured to the lower outboard ends ofthe rear axle 16. The front and rear axles are interconnected with eachother by a tubular reach 28, the rear portion being secured withinatubular member 29 which is in turn secured to the rear axle and bracedby rear braces 30, the forward portion of the reach 28 being receivedwithin the tubular member 32 which is secured at its forward end to theaxle l4 and which is braced by braces 34. The reach 28 may rotateslightly within the tubular member 32. Mounted on eachof the axles are apair of axle stakes 36. The axle stakes are generally U-section memberswhen taken in horizontal cross sections and have front and reardependent sides 38 (FIG. 5) which may be adjustably secured to the axleby bolts 40 which are adapted to pass through longitudinally extendingapertures 42 in the associated axle and corresponding apertures in thestakes 36.

The farm wagon frame of this invention consists generally of front andrear axle sill assemblies, 44,46, respectively, the front and rear axlesill assemblies being interconnected by right and left longitudinallyextending side rails indicatedgenerally at 48 and 50,

respectively and also by an intermediate longitudinally extending member52. Wagon stakes 54 are adapted to be secured to the side rails andextend upwardly therefrom, the wagon stakes in turn supporting the sides56 of the wagon which are secure to the stakes in a conventional manner,as for example by bolting. Also supported on the side rails aretransversely extending floor supports 57 which in turn support the floorof the wagon (not shown).

The axle sill assemblies, side rails, intermediate member, and wagonstakes are of special construction in order tov provide a high strengthto weight ratio. Each axle sill assembly includes front and reargenerally trapezoidal members 58,60, respectively. Each trapezoidalmember has generally parallel upper and lower edges 62,64, respectivelyand generally downwardly converging right and left side edges 66,68,respectively. The upper parallel edge portion 62 is formed into a Thefront and rear trapezoidal members 58,60 are interconnected by right andleft short sill members indicated generally at 72,74, (FIGS. 3, 5),respectively. Each short sill means includes a first L-shaped member 76(FIG. 5) and a second L-shaped member 78. The first L-shaped member hasa lower inwardly extending leg 80 and a generally vertically extendingleg 82. The second L-shaped member has a vertically extending leg 84 andan upwardly and outwardly extending leg 86 which is welded to the upperedge of the leg 82 to the brace 70. The lower edge of the verticallyextending leg 84 is welded to the inner edge of the inwardly extendingleg 80 to form a generally rigid beam structure. The front and rearedges of the L-shaped members 76,78 abut the inner surfaces of the frontand rear trapezoidal members 58,60, and are welded thereto. As can beappreciated from the foregoing this weld assembly has a generally highstrength to weight ratio.

The right and left longitudinally extending side rails 48 and 50 aresecured to the right and left sides of both the front and rear axle sillassemblies by welding. Each of the side rails isof a specific formedshape and includes a lower generally vertical portion 90 (FIG. 5) whichis disposed immediately above a downwardly and inwardly extending bottomedge portion 92. Extending inwardly from the top of the lower generallyvertical portion 90 is a lower generally horizontal inwardly extendingportion 94. First and second upper generally vertical extending portions96, which lie in the same vertical plane, are disposed above the inneredge of the lower generally horizontal inwardly extendingportion 94, oneof the first and second upward generally vertically extending portions96 being interconnected with the lower generally horizontal inwardlyextending portion 94. Extending inwardly from adjacent edges of thefirst and second upward generally vertically extending portion 96 arefirst and second upper horizontal portions 98 which are disposedinwurdly of the upper vertical portions. An intermediate portion 100extends between the inner edges of the first and second upper horizontalportions and serves to connect them to each other. In order to obtain ahigh strength to weight ratio, the entire longitudinal extending siderail is a unitary strip of formed metal. As previously noted the siderails are secured to the right and left hand edges of the axle sillassemblies by welding. When welded together the lower of the first andsecond upper horizontal portions 98 rests upon the transverse channel70, and the lower horizontal portion 94 rests upon a horizontal endportion 102 of the trapezoidal member 58 or 60. In this way all theweight carried by the side rails is transmitted directly to the axlesill assemblies without any shear forces being imposed upon 1 the weldswhich join these members together.

The intermediate member 52 is also a formed member and has upper andlower generally parallel horizontal portions 104 and 106, respectively.The upper and lower horizontal portions are interconnected to a verticalportion 108 at one side. The other sides of the portion 104-106 are benttowards each other to form angles to further rigidify the member 52,however it should be noted that these angle portions 1 do not join eachother to permit torsional twisting of the member 52. The intermediatemember is welded to the front and rear axle sill assemblies, and to thisend gussets 112 (FIG. 2) are provided, the lower horizontal surface 106being welded to the gussets 112, and the gussets 112 in turn beingwelded to the channel portion 70.

The transversely extending floor supports 57 are preferably of hat crosssection having lower horizontal portions 114 (FIG. 4), an upperhorizontal portion 116, and interconnecting vertical portions 118. Thelower horizontal portions 114 aredisposed upon the uppermost first andsecond upper horizontal portions 98 and are secured thereto by weldingor the like. In practice it is not desirable to secure the members 57 tothe longitudinally extending member 52 to facilitate twisting of thefarm wagon frame about a longitudinally extending axis. At this point itshould be noted that in the design of a farm wagon frame it is necessaryto permit such twisting. In the use of a farm wagon it is customary topropel the wagon over uneven terrain, and'as the axle structures of therunning gear rock with respect to each other about a longitudinallyextending axis, it is necessary for the wagon frame to adapt itself tothe rocking motion of the axles. The floor supports 57 receive ontheirupper horizontal portion 116 the floor of the wagon which may be ofwood, and which is not shown in these drawings. However, it should benoted that any load imposed upon the floor is transmitted directly tothe floor supports 57 which in turn transmit this load to the horizontalsurface 98 of the side rails or to the horizontal portion 104 of thelongitudinally extending member 52. By utilizing this design again nowelds are placed in shear and all loads imposed upon the floor aretransmitted directly to the axle sill assemblies without passing throughany joined areas in shear.

The wagon stakes 54 are also of hat section and include inner and outerlongitudinally extending surfaces 120,122, respectively (FIG. 7) whichare interconnected by transversely extending portions 124, theseportions tapering upwardly and inwardly as can best be seen from FIG. 3.The bottom edge 126 (FIG. 7) of the transversely extending portions isformed at right angles to the plane of the longitudinally extendinginner surfaces. When assembling the wagon stakes to the side rails 48,50the bottom edge 126 is placed in contact with the lower generallyhorizontal surface 94 and fasteners 128 are passed through the innerportions 120 and secure the stakes to the first and second uppervertically extending surfaces 98 as can best be seen from FIG. 7. Itshould be noted that by employing this construction, particularly withthe bottom edge abutting against the lower generally horizontal surface94, any outward bowing forces imposed upon the stakes 54 by the loadwithin the wagon is resisted by this abutting contact.

It should also be noted that the width of the transversely extendingportions of the wagon stakes is less than the width of the lowergenerally horizontal surface 94. This permits the lower generallyvertical surface to act as a tub rail and serves to prevent the wagonstakes from being damaged should the farm wagon frame contact anobstruction along its sides.

To assemble the farm wagon frame of this invention upon a conventionalrunning gear it is only necessary to place the short sill members 72,74between the axle stakes 36. lnwardly extending aperture plates 130 arewelded to the bottoms of all of the short sills and pro- 5 ject inwardlytherefrom. These plates 130 are so located that they are disposed abovethe axles l4 and 16 and a rubber member 132 is disposed therebetween,the rubber member, which may be in the form of a tire carcass, issecured to the plate 130 by bolts 136 or the like. The rear axle isfurther secured to the farm wagon frame by means of a U-strap 134 whichpasses around the axle 16 as can best be seen from FIG. 6. The U- strapis secured to the plate 130 by the same bolts 136 which are employed tosecure the rubber member 132. At the front of the frame no straps 134are employed and the farm wagon frame merely rests upon the rubbermember 132 which in turn rests upon the axle 14, sidewise movement beinglimited by the axle stakes 36 and fore-and-aft movement being limited bythe straps 134 at the rear of the vehicle. This form of mounting isdesirable to permit the wagon to flex as the running gear passes overuneven terrain Without imposing undue stresses on the wagon frame.

While the wagon frame has been illustrated as mounted on a conventionalrunning gear it shouldbe noted that in some situations it may bedesirable to mount the axle sill assemblies directly on front and rearaxles. If this is to be done, then each of the axle sill assemblies willbe secured to their associated axles by straps 134 and the side rails48,50 and the intermediate member 52 will act as draft transmittingmembers between the front and rear axles.

ln FIGS. 1 and 4 the side rail members 48,50 and intermediate member 52are shown projecting to the rear of the wagon. In many instances it maybe desirable to employ a conveyor upon the floor of the wagon in whichcase one run of the conveyor passes over the floor and the return runpasses beneath the floor. A sprocket shaft may be mounted in a suitableslot in the rearmost portion of the side rails and intermediate memberto facilitate the employment of such a conveyor.

While the preferred structure in which the principles of the presentinvention have been incorporated is shown and described above, it is tobe understood that the invention is not to be limited to the particulardetails, shown and described above, but that, in fact, widely differentmeans may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of theinvention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim 1. In combinationwith a running gear having front and rear wheels rotatively mounted onfront and rear axles, a reach member extending between the front andrear axles, and right and left axle stakes mounted on each of the axles;a farm wagon frame comprising:

a plurality of pairs of transversely extending generally trapezoidalmembers, one pair for each axle, each member having generally parallelupper and lower edge portions and downwardly converging side edges,

a plurality of pairs of right and left longitudinally extending shortsill means, one pair for each axle, each pair of trapezoidal membersbeing joined to each pair of short sill means to form a unitary axlesill assembly adapted to be disposed upon each axle between the axlestakes;

right and left longitudinally extending side rails interconnecting rightand left sides of the axle sill assemblies, each of the side railshaving a lower generally vertical portion which serves as a rub rail, agenerally horizontal inwardly extending portion, and an upwardlygenerally vertically extending portion; and

a plurality of vertically extending wagon stakes secured to the siderails in generally abutting relationship to the horizontal inwardlyextending portion and the upper generally vertically extending portion.

2. The invention set forth in claim 1 in which the upper edge portionsof the trapezoidal members are formed into channels which act astransversely extending braces.

3. The invention set forth in claim 2 in which each of the right andleft short sill means comprises a first and second L-shaped memberdisposed between the trapezoidal members, the first L-shaped memberhaving a lower inwardly extending leg and a generally verticallyextending leg, and the second L-shaped member having a verticallyextending leg and an upwardly and outwardly extending leg, the upwardlyand outwardly extending leg being secured to the vertically extendingleg of the first L-shaped member and to the transversely extendingbraces.

4. In combination with a running gear having front and rear wheelsrotatively mounted on front and rear axles, a reach member extendingbetween the front and rear axles, and right and left axle stakes mountedon each of the axles; a farm wagon frame comprising:

a plurality of axle sill assemblies, one for each axle, each assemblybeing adapted to be disposed upon an axle between the axle stakes;

right and left longitudinally extending side rails interconnecting rightand left sides of the axle sill assemblies each of the side rails havinga lower generally vertically extending portion which serves as a rubrail, a lower generally horizontal inwardly extending portion, first andsecond upper generally vertically extending portions lying in the samevertical plane, first and second upper horizontal portions disposedinwardly of the upper generally vertical portions, and an intermediateportion between the first and second upper horizontal portions, one ofthe first and second horizontal portions being mounted upon the axlesill assembly; and

a plurality of floor supports disposed upon the other of the first andsecond upper horizontal surfaces, whereby the load received upon thefloor supports is not transmitted in shear to the axle sill assemblies.

5. The invention set forth in claim 4 in which an intermediatelongitudinally extending member is disposed between the right and leftside rails, the intermediate member having upper and lower generallyparallel surfaces, the lower surface being disposed upon the axle sillassemblies,'and the upper surface being adapted to support the floorsupports.

6. The invention set forth in claim in which only the rear axle sillassembly is secured to the rear axle, and in which the intermediatelongitudinally extending member is welded to all of the axle sillassemblies, the longitudinally extending member being capable oftorsional twisting whereby the farm wagon frame can flex as the runninggear passes over uneven terrain,

7. The invention set forth in claim 4 in which a plurality of generallyvertically extending wagon stakes are secured to the side rails ingenerally abutting relationship to the lower generally horizontalinwardly extending portion and the first and second upper generallyvertically extending portions, the outer surface of said wagon stakesbeing disposed inwardly of said lower generally vertical portion whichserves as a rub rail.

8. The invention set forth in claim 4 wherein each of the axle sillassemblies comprises right and left short sill means and a pair ofgenerally trapezoidal members, each trapezoidal member having generallyparallel upper and lower edge portions and downwardly converging sides,said trapezoidal members being joined to said right and left short sillsto form a unitary axle sill assembly.

9. A farm wagon frame comprising:

a plurality of axle sill assemblies, each assembly being adapted to bedisposed upon a wheeled axle; right and left longitudinally extendingside rails interconnecting right and left sides of said axle sillassemblies in draft transmitting relationships, each of said side railshaving a lower generally vertically portion which serves as a rub rail,a lower generally horizontal inwardly extending portion, first andsecond upper generally vertically extending portions lying in the samevertical plane, first and second upper horizontal portions disposedinwardly of said upper generally vertical portions, and an intermediateportion between the first and second upper horizontal portions, one ofthe first and second horizontal portions being mounted upon the axlesill assembly,

a plurality of floor supports disposed upon the other of the first andsecond upper horizontal portions; an intermediate longitudinallyextending member disposed between the right and left side rails, theintermediate member having upper and lower generally parallel horizontalportions, the lower portion being secured to the axle sill assemblies indraft transmitting relationship, and the upper portion being adapted tosupport the floor supports,

and plurality of generally vertically extending wagon stakes secured tothe side rails in generally abutting relationship to the lower generallyhorizontal inwardly extending portion and the first and second uppergenerally vertically extending portions, the outer surface of said wagonstakes being disposed inwardly of said lower generally vertical portion.A

10. The farm wagon frame set forth in claim 9 in which each of the axlesill assemblies comprises a pair of generally trapezoidal members, eachtrapezoidal member having generally parallel upper and lower edgeportions and downwardly converging sides, the upper edge portion of thetrapezoidal members being formed into a channel which acts as atransversely extending brace, said trapezoidal members being JOIIICCl torigh and left short sill means to form a unitary axle sill assembly,each of the right and left short sill means comprising a first andsecond L-shaped member disposed between the trapezoidal members, thefirst L-shaped member having a lower inwardly extending leg and agenerally vertically extending leg, and the second L- shaped memberhaving a vertically extending leg and an upwardly and outwardlyextending leg, said upwardly and outwardly extending leg being securedto the vertically extending leg of the first L-shaped member and to thetransversely extending braces

1. In combination with a running gear having front and rear wheelsrotatively mounted on front and rear axles, a reach member extendingbetween the front and rear axles, and right and left axle stakes mountedon each of the axles; a farm wagon frame comprising: a plurality ofpairs of transversely extending generally trapezoidal members, one pairfor each axle, each member having generally parallel upper and loweredge portions and downwardly converging side edges, a plurality of pairsof right and left longitudinally extending short sill means, one pairfor each axle, each pair of trapezoidal members being joined to eachpair of short sill means to form a unitary axle sill assembly adapted tobe disposed upon each axle between the axle stakes; right and leftlongitudinally extending side rails interconnecting right and left sidesof the axle sill assemblies, each of the side rails having a lowergenerally vertical portion which serves as a rub rail, a generallyhorizontal inwardly extending portion, and an upwardly generallyvertically extending portion; and a plurality of vertically extendingwagon stakes secured to the side rails in generally abuttingrelationship to the horizontal inwardly extending portion and the uppergenerally vertically extending portion.
 2. The invention set forth inclaim 1 in which the upper edge portions of the trapezoidal members areformed into channels which act as transversely extending braces.
 3. Theinvention set forth in claim 2 in which each of the right and left shortsill means comprises a first and second L-shaped member disposed betweenthe trapezoidal members, the first L-shaped member having a lowerinwardly extending leg and a generally vertically extending leg, and thesecond L-shaped member having a vertically extending leg and an upwardlyand outwardly extending leg, the upwardly and outwardly extending legbeing secured to the vertically extending leg of the first L-shapedmember and to the transversely extending braces.
 4. In combination witha running gear having front and rear wheels rotatively mounted on frontand rear axles, a reach member extending between the front and rearaxles, and right and left axle stakes mounted on each of the axles; afarm wagon frame comprising: a plurality of axle sill assemblies, onefor each axle, each assembly being adapted to be disposed upon an axlebetween the axle stakes; right and left longitudinally extending siderails interconnecting right and left sides of the axle sill assemblieseach of the side rails having a lower generally vertically extendingportion which serves as a rub rail, a lower generally horizontalinwardly extending portion, first and second upper generally verticallyextending portions lying in the same vertical plane, first and secondupper horizontal portions disposed inwardly of the upper generallyvertical portions, and an intermediate portion between the first andsecond upper horizontal portions, one of the first and second horizontalportions being mounted upon the axle sill assembly; and a plurality offloor supports disposed upon the other of the first and second upperhorizontal surfaces, whereby the load received upon the floor supportsis not transmitted in shear to the axle sill assemblies.
 5. Theinvention set forth in claim 4 in which an intermediate longitudinallyextending member is disposed between the right and left side rails, theintermediate member having upper and lower generally parallel surfaces,the lower surface being disposed upon the axle sill assemblies, and theupper surface being adapted to support the floor supports.
 6. Theinvention set forth in claim 5 in which only the rear axle sill assemblyis secured to the rear axle, and in which the intermediatelongitudinally extending member is welded to all of the axle sillassemblies, the longitudinally extending member being capable oftorsional twisting whereby the farm wagon frame can flex as the runninggear passes over uneven terrain.
 7. The invention set forth in claim 4in which a plurality of generally vertically extending wagon stakes aresecured to the side rails in generally abutting relationship to thelower generally horizontal inwardly extending portion and the first andsecond upper generally vertically extending portions, the outer surfaceof said wagon stakes being disposed inwardly of said lower generallyvertical portion which serves as a rub rail.
 8. The invention set forthin claim 4 wherein each of the axle sill assemblies comprises right andleft short sill means and a pair of generally trapezoidal members, eachtrapezoidal member having generally parallel upper and lower edgeportions and downwardly converging sides, said trapezoidal members beingjoined to said right and left short sills to form a unitary axle sillassembly.
 9. A farm wagon frame comprising: a plurality of axle sillassemblies, each assembly being adapted to be disposed upon a wheeledaxle; right and left longitudinally extending side rails interconnectingright and left sides of said axle sill assemblies in draft transmittingrelationships, each of said side rails having a lower generallyvertically portion which serves as a rub rail, a lower generallyhorizontal inwardly extending portion, first and second upper generallyvertically extending portions lying in the same vertical plane, firstand second upper horizontal portions disposed inwardly of said uppergenerally vertical portions, and an intermediate portion between thefirst and second upper horizontal portions, one of the first and secondhorizontal portions being mounted upon the axle sill assembly, aplurality of floor supports disposed upon the other of the first andsecond upper horizontal portions; an intermediate longitudinallyextending member disposed between the right and left side rails, theintermediate member having upper and lower generally parallel horizontalportions, the lower portion being secured to the axle sill assemblies indraft transmitting relationship, and the upper portion being adapted tosupport the floor supports, and a plurality of generally verticallyextending wagon stakes secured to the side rails in generally abuttingrelationship to the lower generally horizontal inwardly extendingportion and the first and second upper generally vertically extendingportions, the outer surface of said wagon stakes being disposed inwardlyof said lower generally vertical portion.
 10. The farm wagon frame setforth in claim 9 in which each of the axle sill assemblies comprises apair of generally trapezoidal members, each trapezoidal member havinggenerally parallel upper and lower edge portions and downwardlyconverging sides, the upper edge portion of the trapezoidal membersbeing formed into a channel which acts as a transversely extendingbrace, said trapezoidal members being joined to right and left shortsill means to form a unitary axle sill assembly, each of the right andleft short sill means comprising a first and second L-shaped memberdisposed between the trapezoidal members, the first L-shaped memberhaving a lower inwardly extending leg and a generally verticallyextending leg, and the second L-shaped member having a verticallyextending leg and an upwardly and outwardly extending leg, said upwardlyanD outwardly extending leg being secured to the vertically extendingleg of the first L-shaped member and to the transversely extendingbraces.